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Federal office that registers U.S. copyrights and sets disclosure rules for AI-generated material. Official site: www.copyright.gov
On October 19, two complaints in the Northern District of California named 60 and 57 authors suing Meta Platforms. They want a jury to set statutory damages, and they allege a book-scanning operation called Project Vellum.
KDP allows AI-generated books but requires you to disclose AI-generated text, images and translations. AI-assisted work you created yourself needs no disclosure. Here is where Amazon draws the line.
Deckle 1.7 lets authors try every feature free before buying, and its new Chronicle logs when and how a book was written. Here's what changed.
A small-press publisher says an AI question was missing from a U.S. Copyright Office application this week. The Office's 2023 rule requiring authors to disclose AI-generated material is still in force.
The Authors Guild wants publishers to drop claims on long out-of-print books and to pay authors when a house failed to register the copyright in time.
Streaming apps already tune themselves to each user, and books are starting to follow. SlumberTales is betting on personalized bedtime stories read aloud by a parent. What it makes, why, and what the shift means for authors and publishers.
Publishers, retailers and the Copyright Office are asking about AI use. Writing tools are adding process logs. How to keep a record that shows how your book was written.
The intersection of artificial intelligence and commercial publishing has created a complex landscape where traditional houses act as both eager adopters and fi…
When philosopher John Searle first proposed the Chinese Room argument in 1980, he sought to refute "Strong AI"—the hypothesis that a computer running a program …
The advent of AI has thrust copyright law into an existential crisis, forcing the publishing industry to defend the very notion of authorship against algorithms trained on stolen works. This is not merely a legal skirmish; it is a battle for the soul of…
The legal battle surrounding the U.S. Copyright Chief has become a protracted spectacle, revealing deep fissures in how America approaches intellectual property. This isn't merely bureaucratic wrangling; it's a fight for the soul of copyright itself, with…
The rise of AI presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant threats to the publishing industry. We delve into the urgent need for robust AI regulation to protect authors, preserve intellectual property, and maintain the integrity of our literary…
A federal court has granted final approval to a landmark $1.5 billion settlement with AI company Anthropic, offering compensation to authors whose copyrighted works were used without permission to train AI models. Eligible authors, especially indie and…
Self-publishing a children's book is one of the most rewarding — and most technically demanding — publishing projects an indie author can undertake. Unlike adul.
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